- Born
- December 6, 1898
- Died
- August 23, 1995 (aged 96)
- Known as
- photographer, photojournalist, journalist, entrepreneur, reporter
Alfred Eisenstaedt was a German-born American photographer and photojournalist. He began his career in Germany prior to World War II but achieved prominence as a staff photographer for Life magazine after moving to the U.S. Life featured more than 90 of his pictures on its covers, and more than 2,500 of his photo stories were published.
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